- New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency because the remnants of the storm caused massive flooding in the country’s financial and cultural capital.
- As the footage showed cars flooding the streets of the entire city, the authorities urged residents not to drive on flooded roads.
- US President Joe Biden will travel to Louisiana on Friday, where Ada destroyed buildings and caused more than 1 million homes to lose power.
As storm Ida caused severe damage to the northeastern United States, forcing flight cancellations and emergency declarations, New Yorkers were flooded early Thursday by heavy rain and flash floods.
Ada slammed into southern Louisiana on the weekend, bringing severe flooding and tornadoes because it caused damage in the north.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency because the remnants of the storm caused massive flooding in the country’s financial and cultural capital, and Brooklyn and Queens were hit hard.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter when announcing the city’s state of emergency: “Tonight we are experiencing a historic weather event, with record-breaking rainfall and flooding in the city. Road conditions are dangerous.”
Hundreds of flights at nearby airports in Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK have been cancelled, and floods have closed major roads in many administrative districts, including Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens.
The streets have become rivers, and the city’s subway stations have been flooded. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reports that services will be effectively shut down.
I declare a state of emergency to help New Yorkers affected by the storm tonight. Please stay away from the road and avoid all unnecessary travel.
— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 2, 2021
As the footage showed cars flooding the streets of the entire city, the authorities urged residents not to drive on flooded roads.
“You don’t know how deep the water is, and it’s too dangerous,” the New York branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) said in a tweet. “Turn around and don’t drown.”
The city earlier issued a rare emergency alert for flash floods, urging residents to move to higher places.
“From the mid-Atlantic to southern New England, there may be serious and life-threatening flash floods,” the National Weather Service said in a notice, adding that by Thursday, the area may receive three to eight inches of rain.
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Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency in the neighboring state of New Jersey. CNN reported that at least one person was killed in the flood in Paseik, bringing the death toll of Ada to 8.
In Annapolis, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the U.S. capital, a tornado knocked down trees and knocked down telephone poles.
The lingering threat of tornadoes
The NWS warns that the threat of tornadoes will continue. Tornado warnings have been implemented in parts of southern Connecticut, northern New Jersey and southern New York.
“This is an extremely dangerous and potentially fatal flash flood that is happening in Somerset County and other parts of the area,” the NWS account of the Philadelphia metro area wrote on Twitter on Wednesday night, along with a car trapped in Video of churning water.
Ada is expected to continue moving north and bring heavy rainfall to New England on Thursday, which was also hit by a rare tropical storm in late August.
US President Joe Biden will travel to Louisiana on Friday, where Ada destroyed buildings and caused more than 1 million homes to lose power.
Hurricanes are common in the southern United States, but scientists warn that as climate change warms the ocean surface, storm activity will increase, posing an increasing threat to coastal communities around the world.
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